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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 887 · 40 questions
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The grammar rule (Ask “what does it do?”): Find who the sentence is about (the subject). Ask: what does (or did) the subject do? The word that answers is the verb. Names and things are nouns; describing words are adjectives.

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  1. 1.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the letter every day. (a) short (b) slowly (c) writes
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) happily (c) new
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya carries a big bag every day.” (a) Zoya (b) big (c) carries (d) bag
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya read a funny book yesterday.” (a) read (b) book (c) Riya (d) funny
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) carries (b) heavy (c) bag (d) Diya
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the book every day. (a) quickly (b) reads (c) funny
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the wall every day. (a) quickly (b) long (c) paints
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) quickly (c) reads
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) Arjun (b) big (c) kicked (d) ball
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the mango every day. (a) slowly (b) eats (c) juicy
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul read a funny book yesterday.” (a) Rahul (b) funny (c) book (d) read
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) short (b) letter (c) Meera (d) wrote
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) painted (b) tall (c) wall (d) Omkar
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) new (b) flew (c) kite (d) Tara
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi sings a sweet song every day.” (a) Saanvi (b) song (c) sings (d) sweet
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) new (c) slowly
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) red (c) happily
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) quickly (c) short
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) wall (b) Vivaan (c) tall (d) painted
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha reads a funny book every day.” (a) book (b) funny (c) Isha (d) reads
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the picture every day. (a) happily (b) big (c) draws
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) big (c) happily
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) carries (c) quickly
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara read a funny book yesterday.” (a) book (b) funny (c) read (d) Tara
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya opened a small box yesterday.” (a) opened (b) box (c) small (d) Riya
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the song every day. (a) sweet (b) happily (c) sings
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) quickly (c) reads
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the bicycle every day. (a) slowly (b) rides (c) blue
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) colourful (b) picture (c) draws (d) Omkar
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the wall every day. (a) tall (b) quickly (c) paints
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) big (b) drew (c) picture (d) Pooja
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the book every day. (a) happily (b) funny (c) reads
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) happily (b) rides (c) new
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) slowly (c) eats
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) Aisha (b) flew (c) red (d) kite
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the song every day. (a) happy (b) slowly (c) sings
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) happily (c) colourful
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) long (c) slowly
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the mango every day. (a) slowly (b) eats (c) ripe
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) Zoya (b) mango (c) eats (d) juicy

Answer key

  1. writes
  2. reads
  3. carries
  4. read
  5. carries
  6. reads
  7. paints
  8. reads
  9. kicked
  10. eats
  11. read
  12. wrote
  13. painted
  14. flew
  15. sings
  16. buys
  17. flies
  18. writes
  19. painted
  20. reads
  21. draws
  22. opens
  23. carries
  24. read
  25. opened
  26. sings
  27. reads
  28. rides
  29. draws
  30. paints
  31. drew
  32. reads
  33. rides
  34. eats
  35. flew
  36. sings
  37. draws
  38. writes
  39. eats
  40. eats

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